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Parotocinclus doceanus

Parotocinclus doceanus

Classification

Parotocinclus doceanusis a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armoured catfishes, and the subfamily Hypoptopomatinae, the cascudinhos. This catfish is endemic to Brazil. Taxonomy Parotocinclus doceanus was first formally described in 1918 as Microlepidogaster doceanus by the Brazilian biologist Alípio de Miranda Ribeiro with its type locality given as the Doce River in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Brazil · 3